Leader Quotes

The most important ingredient of leadership is character. Most of the proficiencies can be learned, but what's inside you is something that's difficult to change.

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.

I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change...I'm changing the things I cannot accept.

A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption in our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to do so.

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

Life is like a dogsled race. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.

A leader can never be happy until his people are happy.

Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference You can lead without a title

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.

The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says I; The leader says WE. The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, GO; the leader says Lets GO!

The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.

I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.

Walls turned sideways are bridges.